Together these three reissues demonstrate that although each of Blakey's bands maintained a similar sound they also possessed their own individual identities. Drum Suite is a unique entry in the ...

The all-star lineup on Drum Suite gives the album high marks before one note of music is played. It's a piece of history. Released in 1957, the album merged Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with several ...

Art Blakey was not the first musician to declare: "I always wanted to be regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the world," as he did in a 1984 San Diego Union interview. (The full interview ...

The legendary Art Blakey would have turned 100 this October. Throughout the month, we celebrating the drummer and founding member of The Jazz Messengers by taking a look back at his incredible and ...

Jazz drummer Art Blakey brought a propulsive, irresistible swing to his playing, an intensity that drove his ensembles like dry leaves before the wild hurricane. “He was a volcano,” said Gordon ...

The legendary Art Blakey would have turned 100 this October. Throughout the month, we celebrating the drummer and founding member of The Jazz Messengers by taking a look back at his incredible and ...

Blakey led his band for almost 40 years, making many classic records with top musicians. Just Coolin', a newly unearthed 1959 recorded studio session, showcases his stylistic precision. This is FRESH ...

Sandy Warren lived with jazz drummer Art Blakey in Northfield for about 20 years, helping raise his son Takashi Blakey and keeping a home for him as he traveled the world performing with his Jazz ...

Probably the most prominent drummer of his generation to consistently front his own groups, he was also an insightful educator and mentor. By Giovanni Russonello Ralph Peterson, a thunderously ...

1990 - Jazz drummer Art Blakey dies in New York City. Age 71. By Billboard Staff 2002 – Dolly Parton undertakes her first tour of the U.K. and Ireland in 19 years. 2001 – Jazz vocalist Etta Jones dies ...

There's an oft-quoted moment on 1954's "A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2" where in the midst of introducing the musicians he's assembled for the gig, Art Blakey tells the crowd, “Yessir, I’m gonna stay ...